Patterson Favours Chicago As Site For Liston Bout
Chicago leads the bidding for the Patterson Liston heavyweight title bout with tentative talks naming September as the target. Patterson’s attorney Julius November lists Los Angeles Baltimore and Seattle as other possibilities while New York remains blocked for licensing and Philadelphia is out. Liston’s adviser Jack Nilon confirms Sonny will fight Patterson anywhere anytime if the contract terms hold and a new pact is drawn up.
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UPI
Chicago
Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Patterson
Julius November
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Seattle
Tom Bolan
al Bolan
Novembber
Liston
Philadelphia
Sonny
Jack Nilon
Giants Rally to Move 'into NL Lead' with 4-1 Win over Pirates
Giants starter Gaylord Perry pitched a four hitter to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 and push San Francisco into first place in the NL for the first time this season. Perry, 23, joined Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda with homers allowed by Vern Law in relief as the Pirates score their lone run in the second. Dodgers beat Cubs 3-1 and Phillies topple Braves 6-4 as night games improved holds.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Giants
Perry
Williamston
N. C
Cleveland
Jim Perry
Pirates
Don Larsen
Wilmer
Vinegar Bond
Mizell
Willie Mays
Orlando Cepeda
Mays
Don Hoak
Bill Mazeroski
Vern Law
Law
Dodgers
Chavez Ravine
Stan Williams
Cubs
Williams
Andre Rodgers
Dick Ellsworth
Rodgers
Andy Carey
Warren Spahn
Phillies
Ruben Amaro
Francis
Earl Francis
Beckley
Los Angeles Dodgers
Johnny Logan
John Roseboro
Daryl Spencer
Logan
Dick Stuart
Roseboro
Bucs
Earl
National League
SAN Francisco
Pittsburgh Abr
Bi Mota
Virdon
Hiller
Groat
Skinner
Cepeda
Stuart
F. Alou
Hoak
Pagan
Goss
Davenp
Ski
Haller
McFarlane
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Lamabe
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Pittsburgh
Secory
Venton
Pryor
Donatelli
WVU's Colvard Dropped Hurting Hopes For 1962 Football
WVU faces a dim season outlook as quarterback Fred Colvard is dropped from Coach Gene Corum's squad after missing spring drills. Colvard cites family duties and miscommunication over the decision, while Corum plans to stick with his Wing T system. Colvard plans to enroll elsewhere but could return next year.
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Colvard
WVU
Mountaineers
Wright caps second straight Titleholders crown
Mickey Wright, 27, from San Diego, matched a 20 year old feat by winning back to back Titleholders titles. She shot 3-under-par to finish three strokes ahead of Ruth Jessen who tied for first after 72 holes. Jessen and Wright led from Sunday. Barbara Romack was third and Patty Berg fourth at the Augusta event. Wright earned $1,400 and Jessen $1,100.
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St. Louis
Frank Robinson
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Gene Freese
Freese
Flood
Musial
Cardinals
Cincy
Augusta
UPI
Mickey Wright
Arnold Palmer
San Diego
Calif
Mickey
Ruth Jessen
Pete
Jessen
Dot Kirby
Miss Wright
Miss Jessen
Seattle
Barbara Romack
Patty Berg
Jacobs to Start on Mound for Princeton Today
Ernest Jacobs will be the Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles ace as they travel to face Coalfield Conference foe Princeton. Beckley’s game with Stratton was postponed due to heavy morning rain with no rescheduled date yet. Jacobs was slated to start against the East Beckleyans and Coach Wiseman plans to keep the same lineup except Paul Williams at short.
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Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles
Princeton
Beckley
Stratton
Jacobs
East Beckleyans
Lawrence Wiseman
Stoce
Coalfield
Eagles
Wiseman
Bluefield
Paul Williams
Skeeter
Hess
Williams
Steve Wood
Pack Hindsley
Pat Fragile
Ronald Thompson
Tom Vidovich
Bill Karbonit
David Barksdale
Jimmy Lamb
Charnley to Fight Unknown Opponent at Wembley
Lightweight contender Dave Charnley agreed to a June 5 bout at Empire Pool Wembley with an opponent yet to be named. Promoter Arthur Boggis listed four leading contenders as possibilities: Flash Elorde Doug Valliant Carlos Hernandez or Paolo Ross.
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London
UPI
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Empire Pool
Wembley
Arthur Boggis
Flash Elorde
Doug Valliant
Carlos Hernandez
Paolo Ross
Chiefs Win First International League Game
Syracuse Chiefs, farm club of the New York Mets, snapped a six game skid by defeating the Atlanta Crackers 8 to 6 in 10 innings. Charley Rabe earned the win, Willard Schmidt the loss. Time McCarver Jim Beauchamp and Wally Shannon homered for Atlanta. Toronto beat Richmond 7 to 4 as Al Downing left early. Rochester beat Jacksonville 4 to 3 behind Ken Lehman. Buffalo Columbus game postponed by rain. Standings noted.
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United Press International
Syracuse Chiefs
Chiefs
New York Mets
Atlanta Crackers
Charley Rabe
Willard Schmidt
Time McCarver
Jim Beauchamp
Wally Shannon
Toronto
Richmond
al Downing
Maple Leafs
Les Narum
Rochester
Jacksonville
Ken Lehman
Buddy Barker
Suns
Buffalo Columbus
Money Not A Problem With Browns Ninowski
Cleveland Browns seek to sign quarterback Jim Ninowski for 1962 after trading Milt Plum to Detroit. Ninowski meets Browns president Art Modell for two hours and says money will not be a problem while noting he will work on business matters in Detroit. Modell plans further talks with Ninowski's lawyer and clients.
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UPI
Cleveland Browns
Jim Ninowski
Ninowski
Milt Plum
Lions
Browns
Art Modell
Cleveland
Modell
Nation League standings and Tuesday results snapshot
National League table shows San Francisco leading with a 15 5 record and .750. St Louis, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Houston, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Chicago, and New York follow with varying gaps. Tuesday results include San Francisco 4 Pittsburgh 1 and Philadelphia 6 Milwaukee 4.
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Boston
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Pascual
Stafford
Pizarro
Bunning
Walker
Belinsky
McDowell
Conley
Burnside
Major League Leaders and Home Run Stats Summary
A compact rundown of top players by batting, home runs, and pitching. Names include Robusn, Mantle, Mays, Cepeda, Pinson, and Mathews among others, with league leaders in batting average and home runs. Pitching leaders list Donovan, Barber, Walker, Purkey, and others with best win records.
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Yanks
Kaline
Mays
Giants
Bailey
Mathews
Braves
Post
Reds
Thomas
Mets
Donovan
Indians
Barber
Orioles
Walker
Athletics
Belinsky
Bunning
Fora
Pappas
Purkey
Simmons
Cards
Pierce
McBean
Pirates
Sports roundup of boxing results across cities
UPI reports results from New York Tokyo Chicago Sonora with boxers Rubin Carter, Walter Daniels, Toruo Kosaka, Flash Elorde, Cliff Markey, Tommy Payne, Gaspar Ortega and Bernardo Velez across Paterson New York Tijana and So-Inora, noting various weights and outcomes.
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New York
UPI
Rubin Carter
Paterson
N. J
Walter Daniels
Tokyo
Toruo Kosaka
Japan
Flash Elorde
Philippines
Chicago
Cliff Markey
Tommy Payne
Detroit
Sonora
Mexico
Gaspar Ortega
Tijana
Bernardo Velez
So- Inora
Boxscore Snippet Highlights Pitcher Lines and Lines
The fragment references major league box scores with pitchers Spahn and Shaw, noting Er and R totals, strikeouts and wins or losses. It lists players with incomplete lines and percentages, indicating a game summary partial into play.
Baseball scores and rain delayed games across leagues
In the International League Rochester beat Jacksonville 4 to 3 while Syracuse defeated Atlanta 8 to 6 and Toronto won 7 to 4 against Richmond. Buffalo at Columbus postponed by rain. American Association Omaha edged Oklahoma City 3 to 1 as Louisville and Denver postponed due to rain and Dallas-Ft Worth at Indianapolis also rained out. Elmiram and Binghamton 6 in 11 innings with Williamsport at Charleston postponed by rain, York at Springfield also postponed.
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Rochester
Jacksonville
Syracuse
Atlanta
Toronto
Richmond
Buffalo
Columbus
American Association
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Louisville
Denver
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Indianapolis
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Williamsport
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Springfield
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Armory
Beckley, W. Va
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Scufflin
Hillbilly VS
Joe Blanchard
Big Time
Rip Collins
Hillybillie
Ike Eakins
Joyce Gradle
Ann Casey
Brenda Scott
Fran Gravette
Keatleys
Harrys Mens Shop
Pagoda
Field House
Duncan-Catron Motor Co., Inc
Prince Street
Phillips Motor Company, Inc
Main Street
Sophia, W. Va
Lynch-Pryor Motors, Inc
Howard Avenue
Mullens
W. Va
Greenbrier Motor Company, Inc
U.S
Fairlea
Lewisburg, W. Va
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